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On the Ball[a] is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron, former name Ascon. The premiere title in the series is On the Ball. The player is managing a football club in the English League (in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer). The original game was very popular in Germany, so the developer Ascaron created several sequels: "On the Ball 2", "On the Ball 3", and "On the Ball Action". Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self-running add-on Anstoss World Cup Edition.[1] The English version has a minor fan base.[2]
The player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office. As a manager, the player not only elects the football players for the team, but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players. The football games can be presented in different forms. Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one has the text and some pictures of a game. The tactic of the own team could be changed and players could be switched. The career is limited to ten seasons.
ReceptionEdit
AnstossEdit
In Europe alone, Anstoss achieved lifetime sales of 260,000 units by 2004, a figure that Stern's Volker Gast called "respectable".[3]
Anstoss 2Edit
On Media Control's computer game sales charts for the German market, Anstoss 2 claimed positions 4 and 7 in the first and second halves of October 1997.[4] Dropping to eighth and 11th in November,[5] it finished in 17th place for the final four weeks of the year.[6]Anstoss 2 remained in 11th place on the Media Control charts by May 1998's latter half,[7][8] by which time it had spent 38 consecutive weeks in the firm's top rankings.[7] In November 1998, the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) presented the game with a "Gold" award,[9] indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[10] The game's Anstoss 2 Gold edition held in Media Control's charts through late 1998, and retained places 16th and 19th for January 1999. Its streak in the top rankings had run 16 weeks at the time.[11]
Anstoss 3Edit
Anstoss 3 was commercially successful.[12][13] It became a hit at launch in the German market, where retailer PC Fun reported "sensational sales in the first two days". The title debuted at #1 on Media Control's computer game sales rankings for February 2000, and claimed second the following month.[13] In April, the VUD awarded Anstoss 3 "Gold" status for German-region sales of at least 100,000 units through the end of March.[14] Claiming places fifth and eighth in April and May, respectively, the game soon reached sales of 140,000 units in the German market. PC Player's Udo Hoffman wrote that this was "a new record for both Ascaron and publisher Infogrames."[13]Anstoss 3 remained in Media Control's top 20 by September, with an unbroken seven-month streak in the top 30.[15] According to Tobias Simon of Gameswelt, the game totaled roughly 300,000 sales by late 2002: around 200,000 copies sold at full price, and 100,000 copies at budget prices.[12]
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^ abSimon, Tobias (October 9, 2002). "Anstoss 4 - Indikatoren Deuten auf Erfolg hin". Gameswelt. from the original on May 14, 2015.
^ abcHoffman, Udo (August 2000). "NachSpiel". PC Player (in German): 36.
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For the Taito marble racing game see Cameltry You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German December 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 898 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Anstoss see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Anstoss to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation On the Ball a is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron former name Ascon The premiere title in the series is On the Ball The player is managing a football club in the English League in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer The original game was very popular in Germany so the developer Ascaron created several sequels On the Ball 2 On the Ball 3 and On the Ball Action Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self running add on Anstoss World Cup Edition 1 The English version has a minor fan base 2 On the BallDeveloper s AscaronPublisher s AscaronDesigner s Gerald KohlerPlatform s Amiga MS DOSRelease1993Genre s Business simulationMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 2 1 Anstoss 2 2 Anstoss 2 2 3 Anstoss 3 3 ReferencesGameplay EditThe player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office As a manager the player not only elects the football players for the team but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players The football games can be presented in different forms Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one has the text and some pictures of a game The tactic of the own team could be changed and players could be switched The career is limited to ten seasons Reception EditAnstoss Edit In Europe alone Anstoss achieved lifetime sales of 260 000 units by 2004 a figure that Stern s Volker Gast called respectable 3 Anstoss 2 Edit On Media Control s computer game sales charts for the German market Anstoss 2 claimed positions 4 and 7 in the first and second halves of October 1997 4 Dropping to eighth and 11th in November 5 it finished in 17th place for the final four weeks of the year 6 Anstoss 2 remained in 11th place on the Media Control charts by May 1998 s latter half 7 8 by which time it had spent 38 consecutive weeks in the firm s top rankings 7 In November 1998 the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland VUD presented the game with a Gold award 9 indicating sales of at least 100 000 units across Germany Austria and Switzerland 10 The game s Anstoss 2 Gold edition held in Media Control s charts through late 1998 and retained places 16th and 19th for January 1999 Its streak in the top rankings had run 16 weeks at the time 11 Anstoss 3 Edit Anstoss 3 was commercially successful 12 13 It became a hit at launch in the German market where retailer PC Fun reported sensational sales in the first two days The title debuted at 1 on Media Control s computer game sales rankings for February 2000 and claimed second the following month 13 In April the VUD awarded Anstoss 3 Gold status for German region sales of at least 100 000 units through the end of March 14 Claiming places fifth and eighth in April and May respectively the game soon reached sales of 140 000 units in the German market PC Player s Udo Hoffman wrote that this was a new record for both Ascaron and publisher Infogrames 13 Anstoss 3 remained in Media Control s top 20 by September with an unbroken seven month streak in the top 30 15 According to Tobias Simon of Gameswelt the game totaled roughly 300 000 sales by late 2002 around 200 000 copies sold at full price and 100 000 copies at budget prices 12 References Edit German Anstoss lit Kick Off Doppelpass for Amiga 1994 MobyGames MobyGames Archived from the original on 2017 12 30 Retrieved 2017 12 30 On the ball 1993 review for MS DOS Archived from the original on 2015 07 10 Retrieved 2015 07 07 Gast Volker November 5 2004 Fussball Manager ohne den letzten Kick Stern in German Archived from the original on August 4 2016 Staff January 1998 Verkaufs Charts PC Player in German 72 Staff February 1998 Verkaufs Charts PC Player in German 68 Staff March 1998 Spiele Charts PC Player in German 54 a b Charts CD ROM Spiele uber DM 55 in German Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland Archived from the original on June 14 1998 Retrieved April 24 2020 Staff August 1998 Spiele Charts PC Player in German 96 Neues aus der Verbandsgeschaftstelle Press release in German Paderborn Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland November 27 1998 Archived from the original on June 10 2000 Retrieved April 24 2020 Horn Andre January 14 2004 VUD Gold Awards 2003 GamePro Germany in German Archived from the original on July 18 2018 CD ROM Spiele uber DM 55 Stand 2 Halfte Januar 1999 in German Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland Archived from the original on February 9 1999 Retrieved April 24 2020 a b Simon Tobias October 9 2002 Anstoss 4 Indikatoren Deuten auf Erfolg hin Gameswelt Archived from the original on May 14 2015 a b c Hoffman Udo August 2000 NachSpiel PC Player in German 36 VUD Sales Awards Marz 2000 Press release in German Paderborn Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland April 27 2000 Archived from the original on April 20 2001 Retrieved April 24 2020 Stand September 2000 in German Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland Archived from the original on October 24 2000 Retrieved April 24 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title On the Ball video game series amp oldid 1105693275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
